Farm-gate.



A. M. STORK.

FARM GATE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25,1914.

7 1,166,944, Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

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' FARM GATE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, 1914- 1,166,94;4. Patented Jan.4, 1916.

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FARM-GATE.

To all whom it may concern Be it ,known that I, ALBERT'M. STORK, acitizen of the United States, residing at Riverton, in the county ofFremont and State of WVyoming, have inventedcertain new and usefulImprovements in Farm- Gates, of which the following is a specifica tion.

My invention relatesto gates and more partlcularly to the means foroperating farm gates for the purpose of opening and closing the same. 7V

The particular object ofmy invention to provide simple and efiicientmechanism for operating a pivoted gate whereby the occupant of a vehiclemay readily and easily open or close sald gate without dismount- 'ing,and to so construct and arrange the operating mechanism that the gatemay be opened and closed from either side.

Another object is to provide suitable means whereby the jar incident tothe opening or closing of the gate will be reduced to a minimum and thusincrease the longevity of the gate.

Still further objects are to provide a counterbalance for the gatewhereby the opening and closing thereof are materially assisted. V I YThe above and other objects I'accomplish by the means and in the mannerhereinafter fully described and as more particularly pointed out in theclaims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a parthereof, wherein like reference characters indicate similar parts in thevarious figures.

' Figure 1 1s a vertical front elevation of.

my improved farm gate showing'the same in closed position in'full linesand 1n. open position in dotted lines, the near side members of thepairs of gate posts beingomitted' together with the near truss arm andpull rope; Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof illustrating moreparticularly the rigging of the operating ropes; Fig. 3 is a verticalend elevation of my improved farm gate.

Referring to the drawings A and A indioate the vertically arranged gateposts that are preferably arranged in pairs, as shown in Fig. 3, uponeach side of the roadway, and which at their upper ends are connected bya horizontally disposed cross-timber B that bridges the roadway at aheight suflicient to permit of the passage of traffic thereunder. WhileI have shown double lines .in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

.to further counterbalance the gates I prefer V Specification of LettersPatent. -Paten13ed Jan. 4,1916.

Application filed June 25, 1914. Serial No. 847,183 i I I posts A and Ait willbe obvious after a fully? understanding of my invention. that asingle post on either side of the roadway is equally applicable incarrying out the construction that will be hereinafter described. Iprefer tofemploy two gates each extending half? way acrossthe roadwayand meeting at the 1 center thereof, and said gatesare .of ordinaryconstruction comprising horizontal bars 1 spaced'apart asuitabledistance which are secured at their ends to vertically 'disposeduprights 2 and 3. Uprights3 are I substantially twice the length ofuprights 2 and extend upwardlybetween the posts A and A: while their"lower ends are preferably pivotally mounted upon transverse bolts orpintles 41 connecting the lower ends of each pair ofposts Thesepintlesactfas the pivots forthe gates upon which they are adapted to be-'rotated between and through the posts until the roadway is openedwhereupon the upright 3 will lie substantially parallel with the surfaceof v the ground. Suitable diagonal'braces 5 are secured to'thefgates andextend from the upper portions ofuprights 3 to the lower counterbalance"beams 7 that "incline up- 7 wardly away from uprights 3 on the side ofsaid posts opposite the gates. These beams are weighted at their freeupper ends byv slugs or weights 8 adjacent which they: are

connected to uprights 3 by flexible Inembers 9 such as chains, cablesorthe like, so 7 that whenthe gates are fully openedthese beams will foldfiat against and parallelwith the uprights '3 as illustrated in dottedto connect the outer ends of ,the' latter with posts A and A by'means ofa spring mem ber consisting of a coiledcontrac'tion spring In order ice.

10 having its ends secured to short lengths of cable 11connectedrespectively tofsaid gates and posts. I e 7 g 7 I j I prefer toopen and close the gates simultaneously and to accomplish this I mountsuitable pulleys 12, 12,.either between the upper ends of posts A, A,and A A, or

upon the adjacent ends of the cross timber B' as shown and I pass acable 13 over these pulleys so that it extends from one to the otherparallel with said timber B and then secure the lower pendent ends 13thereof to arms folded against the same.

the outer upper corners of each gate. At a suitable point between thepulleys pull ropes 14, 14, are secured to the cable 13 and extend inopposite directions upon each side of the cross timber as shown in Figs.2 and 3 of the drawings. Upon each side of the posts and extending invertical planes at substantially right angles to the line of the gatesare suitable truss arms or frames that are securely fastened to saidposts and comprise horizontal. beams 15, 15 that are supported by braces16, 16, respectively, and reinforced by crossed planks 17, 17*. In theouter ends of these trusses I mount pulleys 18, 18, over which the freeends of pull ropes 14, 14 pass, to the lower ends of which are attachedany suitable hand-grasp of sufficient heft to prevent the weight of theslack between pulleys 18, 18 and cable 13 raising the ends out of reach.

From the above it will be obvious that when a pull is exerted upon thependent .overbalanced on the opposite side of posts A,

A, whereupon they will continue to rise until uprights 3 rest parallelwith the surface of the ground with the counterbalance When the gatesare in opened position it will be found that the cables and pull ropeswill have resumed substantially the same relative posi tions as when thegates are closed, and by again exerting a pull upon the ropes 14, 1 1*,the gates may be swung back into closed positions.

In order to prevent jarring of the gates and their supporting elementswhen the former reach a closed or opened position,

' I mount a coiled expansion spring 19 upon the posts in a position sothat when the gates are being closed the upper portions of uprights 3will come in cont-act therewith and compress the same. Similar springs20 are mounted upon blocks, or short posts, 21, disposed back of theposts A, A, in positions so that when the gates are opened the uprights3 or the arms 7 will rest upon and compress them. Suitable wire nettingmay be secured to the gate planks if desired to prevent poultry andsmall stock from having egress between said planks and upon the lowerplank I prefer to mount a flexible curtain comprising a plurality ofpendents 22 weighted at their lower ends so as to accommodate the loweredge of the gates to any unevenness in the road-bed.

While I have illustrated and described my improvements in connectionwith double gates it, of course, is obvious to others skilled in the artthat the construction is well applicable to a single gate, in whichevent the double posts A, the cross beam B and cable 13 may be omitted.It will also be obvious that numerous other refinements may be madewithout materially departing from the spirit of my invention and allsuch changes or modifications are contemplated within the scope of theappended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. A device of the kind specified compris ing a post, a gate pivoted atits lower corner thereto and having one of its uprights elongated, acounterbalance beam pivoted to said elongated upright, a pulley on saidpost, an operating cable engaging said pulley having one end secured tothe end of said gate opposite said beam and adapted to elevate said gateupon its pivot, and a cushion on said post against which said elongatedupright rests when said gate is closed.

2. A device of the kind specified comprising supporting posts eachconsisting of two spaced vertical members, a pintle for each postextending through the lower portions of said members, gates pivotallymounted on said pintles and adapted to be moved between said members,counterbalanced beams carried by said gates and inclined therefrom onthe side of said posts opposite said gates, yielding means connectingthe outer ends of said gates to the upper portions of their respectiveposts, a. pull cable mounted on said posts and having free ends that areconnected to said gates adjacent their abutting edges that is adapted toraise the free ends of said gates through their respective post members,and cushions on said posts against which portions of said gates rest inclosed positions,

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

ALBERT M. STORK. Witnesses C. C. TRADER, C. 0. LONG.

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